Kelsey Keeran

Born: 18 December 82

Position: Forward

Height/Weight: 5-6, 130

International Caps: 18

International goals: 2

Years on National Team:
1998 USA Under-16 Team
2000 USA Under-19 Team (Under-21 Team Alternate)
2001 USA Under-21 Team
2002 USA Under-23 Team
2003 USA Under-23 Team
2005 USA National Team
2006 USA National Team

Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio

Hometown: Columbus, Ohio

Residence: Virginia Beach, Va.

High School: The Columbus Academy
(Gahanna, Ohio) '01

College:

• Univ. of North Carolina '05
• Business/Spanish

Playing Career:

• Early Career
  Began playing field hockey in the 7th grade when soccer wasn't offered at her school...Participated in U.S. Field Hockey's Futures Program...Competed in the AAU Junior Olympic Games in 1997, 1998...NFHCA High School all-America second team 2000...Two-time Ohio Player of the Year...three-time state qualifier in swimming...All state lacrosse player at Columbus Academy...Earned 13 varsity letters at Columbus Academy in field hockey, lacrosse, track and swimming.
  
  
• Collegiate Career
  2001 - Started 19 games as a freshman...Scored 7 goals and added 6 assists...NFHCA National Academic Squad...ACC Academic Honor Roll...2002- Missed first four games of season with a broken jaw...Scored four goals in 16 games ...2003 - NFHCA first team All-America...First team All-Southeast Region...Tar Heels Most Valuable Player...2004 -NFHCA first team All-America...First team All-Southeast Region...All-Atlantic Coast Conference...ACC Tournament Most Valuable Player...Scored 19 goals...Scored 48 career goals
  

• International Career
  1998 - U.S. Under-16 team...Placed third with the U16 team at th3 International Easter Tournament in Valkenswaard, The Netherlands...2000 - U.S. Under-19 team (Under-21 rteam alt.)...Scored 2 goals to help U19 team to a second place finish at the California Cup...Scored 6 goals in a single game in a 19-0 U19 win over Fakenham College at the Montreal Cup...Scored 9 goals in helping U19 team to the Montreal Cup title...  2001 -US Under-21 team...U21 Germany tour... 2002 - U.S. Under-23 Team...U23 South Africa Tour...2003 - U.S. Under-23 Team...2005 - U.S. National Team...Earned first career cap vs Australia (6/5/2005) in Virginia Beach...Canada Series (Virginia Beach)...Scored first international goal in 2-1 win over vs. Canada (9/1/2005)...Argentina 3 Nation Tournament (2nd)...2006 - USA National Squad...Argentina Four Nation Tournament (4th, Rosario, ARG)...World Cup Qualifying Tournament (4th, Rome)

Personal:

• Favorite places to play: Argentina
• Sport Ambition: Playing in the  Olympic Games
• Ambition after field hockey: Going to law school
• Most influential person in your sporting career: My sister Meredith
• I would characterize my style of play as: Aggressive
• I can't live without: the Internet
• The most unusual thing that's happened to me: The tip of my finger came off after being hit by a hockey ball and had to be stitched back on.
• Other than field hockey, my favorite Olympic Sport is: Swimming
• Most people don't know that I: was also on the UNC swim team for a year
• Hobbies: Shopping, reading magazines
• Favorites: Food - Chips & salsa, Movie - Vanilla Sky, TV Show - Sex and the City Actress - Cameron Diaz, Athlete - David Beckham
• Other: A two sport athlete at North Carolina, also swam the butterfly on the UNC swim team...Sister Meredith played field hockey and ran track at Syracuse

Major International Competitions: